Method of ornamenting articles



A ril 13,1926. 1,580,921.

A. SCHERER METHOD OF ORNAMENTING ARTICLES Filed Feb. 10, 1925 QQ/QQQQQ@QQQ Q I WITNESSES. INVENTOR 1 Patented Apr. 13, 1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

' METHOD OI OBNAMENTINGY ABTICLE S.

Application filed February 10, 1925. Serial No. 8,105.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that'I, Anonrn some, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMethods of Ornamenting Artlcles, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to methods of ornamenting articles, such as lampshades, vases and the like.

The objects are to provide a method by which articles may be ornamentedwith de signs of different colors having glass crystals in cluster-likeform thereon which stand out in relief on the surface of the article,and by which designs having clean and definite lines may be produced.

These objects, and other advantageous ends which will be describedhereinafter, I attain in the following manner, reference bein had to theaccompanying drawings in whic Figure 1 is a fragmentary face view of anarticle ornamented in accordance with the first step of my method,

Figure 2 a like view, illustrating another step,

Figure 3 a view like Figure 2, illustrating a third step, and

Figure 4 an enlarged fragmentary section through the artic e andornamentation thereon.

The surface 1 of an article 2, which may be of parchment, fabric orglass, is coated with 'a quick drying varnish 3, preferably opaque suchas black lacquer, or equivalent material such as collodion or acelluloid solution. After the coatin of varnish is dry, a suitabledesign 4, as o a bird, is painted, preferably through a stencil, on thecoating,

with a colored varnish solvent or thinner,

or a paint having the solvent therein, to soften the varnish coating.Glass crystals 5,

commonly known as beads, are strewn over the design. The glass crystalsare caused'to sink through the paint and softened varnish to the surfaceof the article. The c I as they are strewn, accumulate in c uster likeform and stand out in relief on the surface. The paint and softenedvarnish with the .clustered crystals embedded therein are then allowedto dry, afterwhich the orna stals mented surface is coated with a clearvarnlsh to protect it from moisture. The product is a rich ornamentationof various colors having clean and definite lines.

If the article is transparent or translucent, such as a lamp shade, thelight passing'through the article will pass through the glass crystalscontacting therewith and illaminate the various colors of the driedsolvents in which the crystals are embedded. The opaque varnish coating'on the article will prevent light from passing through the shade, andthus give the design clean and definite lines.

ornamentation by this method does not require highly skilled labor andthe article produced is rich in appearance and will withstand roughusage, such as received in shi ping and handling.

hile I have describedlmy invention as taking .a particular form, it willbe understood that the various parts maybe changed without departingfrom the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limit myself to the preciseconstruction set forth, but consider that I am at liberty to make suchchanges and alterations as fairly come within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure 'by Letters Patent is 1. The hereinfdescribed method ofornamenting articles, consisting of coating the article with a quickdrying material; painting a design on the dried material with a coloredsolvent to soften the same, and applying crystals to the colored solventand softened material.

2. The herein described method of ornayfiting articles, consisting ofcoating the article with a quick drying material, paintv ing a design onthe dried material with a co ored solvent to soften the same,applyingcrystals to the solvent and softened material, and, causing thecrystals to sink through the solvent and softened material to-contactwith the article.

-3.- The herein-described methodpf "ohmmenting articlesconsisting of"coating the article with an opaque qulck'drying material, painting adesign on the dried material with a colored solvent to soften thesame,.;applying crystals to the solvent and .softened material, andcausin to sink through the design an softened mathe crystals terial tocontact with the article.

4. The herein described method of ornamenting articles consisting ofcoating the article with a quick drying varnish, painting a design onthe dried varnish with a colored varnish solvent to soften the same, andapplying crystals to the solvent and softened varnish.

5. The herein described method of ornamenting artices consisting ofcoating the u article with an opaque lacquer, painting a design on thelacquer with a colored" lacquer solvent to-soften the same, and apply-.

ing crystals to the solvent and softened lacuer and causin the crystalsto sink through t e design and acquer to contact with the articles witha quick drying material, paint-.

in a design on the dried material with a co ored solvent to soften thesame, applying crystals to the solvent and softened material, drying thesolvent and softened material, and. applying a protecting coating to thedried material and crystals.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this, specification.

ADOLPH SGHERER.

